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Author:   Alexander Segall PhD
Publisher:   University of Toronto Press
Imprint:   University of Toronto Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.90cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.420kg
ISBN:  

9781487504571

ISBN 10:   1487504578
Pages:   277
Publication Date:   30 May 2023
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

Acknowledgements Preface Part One: Illness and Identity An Exploration 1. Understanding Our Sense of Healthiness The Mystery of Good Health: Some Initial Observations The Meaning of Good Health Alternative Interpretations of Self-Rated Health Health and Everyday Life Wounded Storytellers: Personal Accounts of Health and Illness The Healthy Self: Life Stories We Tell Others   Collective Case Studies: Finding Common Voices in Illness Narratives                                  2. Maintaining a Healthy Self-Identity Learning to Live with Chronic Illness Daily Pain: An Invisible but Constant Companion The Decision to Disclose: Making Private Suffering Public Striking a Balance between “Carrying on” and “Giving in” Preserving One’s Personal Sense of Healthiness                        Part Two: Living with Medically Diagnosed Chronic Diseases An Unrelenting Assault on the Body and Self 3. Chronic Disease as a Disruptive Life Event Biographical Disruption: A Core Concept in the Study of Chronic Illness Different Levels of Assault: Interruption, Intrusion, and Immersion Visible and Invisible Aspects of Chronic Illness The Burden of Invisibility Challenges Facing These Wounded Storytellers: Being Heard    4. Life Stories about the Invisible Impact of Chronic Disease: Some Missed Voices Introduction: The Chronic Diseases Selected Case Study One – Diabetes A Brief Description of the Disease The Impact of Diabetes on Everyday Life A Common Life Story: Jim’s Illness Narrative Account Case Study Two – Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) A Brief Description of the Disease The Impact of IBD on Everyday Life A Common Life Story: Helen’s Illness Narrative Account Shared Storylines: A Summary        Part Three: Living with Medically Unexplained Physical Symptoms Discounted Stories of Sickness and Suffering   5. Contested Chronic Illnesses: Uncertainty and the Quest for Credibility Understanding Sickness: The Presence of Disease and the Experience of Illness Hidden Health Problems that Are Not Only Invisible but Also Do Not Meet the Medical Definition of Disease Negotiating Contested Terrain: Dealing with Medically Unexplained Symptoms Adopting the Sick Role: Contending with a Crisis of Credibility and Gaining Legitimacy Challenges Facing These Wounded Storytellers: Being Heard and Believed     6. Life Stories about Uncertain and Invisible Chronic Illness: Some Dismissed Voices Introduction: The Chronic Conditions Selected Case Study Three - Fibromyalgia A Brief Description of the Illness The Impact of Fibromyalgia on Everyday Life A Common Life Story: Janet’s Illness Narrative Account Case Study Four – Chronic Fatigue Syndrome A Brief Description of the Illness The Impact of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome on Everyday Life A Common Life Story: Gail’s Illness Narrative Account Shared Storylines: A Summary Part Four: The Lifelong Pursuit of Healthiness Meeting the Challenges 7. Making Sense of Sickness: Explanation and Adaptation Self-Management of Hidden Chronic Health Problems Ongoing Chronic Illness-Related Work, Everyday Life Work, and Biographical Work   Repairing a “Spoiled” Social Identity and Reconstructing a Healthy Self Supportive Social Networks and the Health of Older Adults Managing Chronic Illness in Later Life                         8. Health across the Life Course A Life Course Perspective on Chronic Illness Advancing Age and Declining Health: Double Jeopardy Maintaining a Personal Sense of Healthiness as We Age: A Will to Health Living Well with Hidden Chronic Health Problems: The Quality of Later Life Healthy Aging: Some Concluding Thoughts Notes   References Index

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"""Alexander Segall provides an accessible and empathetic exploration of 'the complex relationship between illness and identity' through a focus on the meaning and management of hidden chronic health problems. It is a welcome contribution to the under-researched paradox that those with chronic health problems often consider themselves in good health."" - Neena L. Chappell, FRSC, CM, Professor Emeritus, Department of Sociology and Institute on Aging and Lifelong Health, University of Victoria ""Segall offers deeply profound insights that can bring comfort to those suffering from unrelenting health challenges. By unpacking the nuances of their experience, he equips family members, friends, co-workers, and clinicians with knowledge that supports, instead of dismisses and trivializes their suffering. The timely release of this book will also provide consolation and solace for those enduring the miseries of long COVID, the newest hidden chronic challenge. This book provides a remarkable depth that is contextualized by Segall's own personal challenges and his life-long dedication to the study of health as a renowned and distinguished social scientist."" - Judith G. Chipperfield, Professor Emerita of Psychology, University of Manitoba ""Segall's expertise as a scholar with lived experience of an invisible health condition informs this insightful analysis of the effects such chronic illnesses have on your life.. Illuminating the challenges of invisible illnesses for navigating our social worlds, Segall also explores possibilities for hope and resilience as people reconcile impacts on their lives and identities. This book will be of interest to social scientists, gerontologists, students, and those living with invisible long-term chronic illness, as well as their families and friends."" - Laura Funk, Professor of Sociology, University of Manitoba"

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Alexander Segall, PhD, is a professor emeritus, research affiliate at the Centre on Aging, and a senior scholar in the Department of Sociology and Criminology at the University of Manitoba.

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